Using the From command

- In this video I'll talk about From Object Snap,…and some temporary construction objects that…you can optionally create to layout your drawings.…Let's say that I wanted to start…this drawing of the front view…at a point that is 10 units over from…this particular point right here,…at the intersection of the arc and this line.…Now, I could just draw a line there…and snap it to that point,…and using Ortho I can move the cursor…to the left and type 10 enter and that…identifies a new point to start drawing my front view from.…

I could then draw a rectangle and snap it right there,…and continue drawing the front view.…Alternatively, I could identify this point…using From Objects Snap.…And the advantage to that is that…I don't have to come in here later and erase…this particular line segment that…I used as construction geometry.…Let me show you that would work.…I'll draw a line,…but instead of snapping it to this point…I'm going to shift + right click and choose From.…

From is going to defer the point…that I'm going to snap to until later.…

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Released

5/5/2015

Scott Onstott has been using AutoCAD for 24 years and has witnessed its evolution into the most popular industry-standard computer-aided drafting and design application. This course is your detailed introduction to the 2016 version of AutoCAD. Scott begins with the basics of the user interface and leads you step-by-step to learning how to draw the kind of precise, measured 2D drawings that form the basis of design communication the world over. Along the way, you'll learn how to create and modify geometry, layers, blocks, attributes, dimensions, layouts, and how to share your drawings with others.

Note: The course is an update to our 2015 training, including new movies on working with object snaps, writing multiline objects, making dimension objects, and more.

Topics include:

Changing workspaces

Converting drawings to new units

Drawing lines, circles, splines, polygons, and more

Moving, copying, rotating, and scaling objects

Mirroring, lengthening, trimming, and joining objects

Drawing accurately with coordinates and snapping

Creating gradients

Making dimension objects

Managing object and layer properties

Reusing content

Making external references (including xrefs)

Adding annotations

Packaging and publishing CAD data

Skill Level Beginner

8h 46m

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